Can a blood vessel drug save kidneys in scleroderma crisis?
NCT ID NCT01241383
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called bosentan in 16 adults with scleroderma who had a serious kidney complication called scleroderma renal crisis. The goal was to see if bosentan could help protect kidney function and improve survival over 6 months to a year. The drug works by blocking a substance that narrows blood vessels, which may reduce kidney damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2010
- Finished
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Jun 2016
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Men or women ≥ 18 years * Patients had to fulfil ACR and/or LEROY et MEDSGER criteria for systemic sclerosis * Patients had to fulfil criteria for renal systemic sclerosis * Written informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Scleroderma renal crisis occuring before the age of eighteen * Patients who are receiving bosentan within one month of inclusion for pulmonary arterial hypertension or digital ulcers prevention * Other treatment by selective or nonselective antagonist endothelin receptor * Left ventricle systolic dysfunction (EF \< 40 %) * Patients with systolic blood pressure \< 85mm Hg * Progressive cancer or considered cured for less than 5 years * Patients with a known hypersensitivity to bosentan or any of the excipients * Patients with HIV, HCV, HBV infection * Patients with Liver disease Child-Pugh B and C * Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding * Women of child-bearing age who are sexually active without practising reliable methods of contraception * Patients who do not give informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pôle de médecine interne Centre de référence Maladies rares Groupe I Maladies systémiques et maladies auto-immunes rares en particulier Vascularites nécrosantes et les sclérodermies - Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France